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PLAINVILLE, Mass. (WFSB) - Route 1A in Plainville, MA is closed after a gas line was struck near Commerce Boulevard. The Plainville Fire Department is asking people to avoid the area. Companies are working to evacuate business and contain the gas leak.

Rehoboth police are asking for information after six dogs were found on the side of the road. Police said they responded to Reynolds Avenue at 7 a.m. on Friday for a report of three small dogs left in a crate outside. Rehoboth Animal Control Officers responded to the street and...

Officials have issued an update, and an online fundraiser has been created, after a devastating blaze that destroyed a home on Thursday. According to the Bristol Fire Department, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the department responded to a report of a porch fire at 19 Lincoln Avenue. Upon arrival, crews encountered...

A Cumberland woman won a $1 million prize playing the Massachusetts State Lottery's “$1,000,000 Neon Cash” instant ticket game.

DARTMOUTH — Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux said a new report from the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General supports his calls for state funding to install locks on all inmate cell doors at the Bristol County jail in Dartmouth. In a statement issued Tuesday, June 2, Heroux said...

The City of Attleboro, Massachusetts, announced it will hold its Independence Day celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026, at the Attleboro High School Complex, inviting the public to what officials described as “an unforgettable evening celebrating Independence Day and America’s 250th Anniversary.”

A judge has not yet decided whether to grant a Westport man a new trial after he was convicted and served three decades in prison for the 1996 death of a 3-year-old boy.

A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing a YouTuber from trespassing at "The Conjuring" house in Burrillville, 12 News has learned.

The Boston Globe Rhode Island's Amanda Milkovits joined 12 News at 4 to talk about why the attorney general declined to release the report and what this could mean for other people who are arrested but not charged in the Ocean State.

(WJAR) — The Providence Police Department responded to a motorcycle crash early Friday morning. Crews responded around 1:30 a.m. to the area of India Street and under the I-Way Bridge for the crash. The extent of the injuries was not immediately known. This story will be updated when more...